Statue of Liberty
Colossal sculpture in New York HarborThe Statue of Liberty is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper-clad statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. The statue was dedicated on October 28, 1886.
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AI Generated- 1865The idea for the statue was conceived by French historian Édouard de Laboulaye.
- Mid-1865Édouard de Laboulaye and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi discussed the concept of the statue.
- 1870The statue was most likely conceived according to the National Park Service.
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